Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-06
EASTERN NEWS.
Opening of the Medical
Congress.
SPEECH BY THE PRESIDENT.
Testimony Taken by the House in
the Kentucky Election Case.
Yesterdays Races.

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Associated Press Disp atcAes to the HERALD
| WASHINGTON, September BIT is
estimated that 5000 doctors are present
at the International Medical Congress
here, of whom nine-tenths are Ameri-
cans. Before the hour for opening the
congress this morning, every seat in
Albaugh Opera House was occupied.
President Cleveland, Secretary Bay
ard and Speaker Carlisle were escorted
| by DIR. Garnett to seats upon the stage
at II o'clock and were greeted with
applause.
TIE MEETING OPENED.
The assemblage was called to order
by Prof. Henry M. Smith, of Philadel-
phia, chairman of the executive COM
mittee. In few remarks he intro
duced President Cleveland, who he
said had consented to open the meet
ing.
PRESIDENT CLEvELAND's SPEECH.
The President, when the applause
had subsided. said: Il feel that the
country should be congratulated to-
day upon the presence at the Capital
of so many of our own citizens and
those representing foreign countries,
who have distinguished themselves in
science of medicine and are devoted
to its further progress. My duty on
this occasion is very pleasing and a
very brief one. 1t is simply to declare
that the ninth International Medical
Congress is now open for organization
and for the transaction of business.
OFFICERS NOMINATED.
The Chairman of the Executive
Committee then proceeded to NOM
mate the gentlemen agreed upon by
the Committee to be officers of the
Congress.
DAVIS AS PRESIDENT.
DR.. Nathan Smith Davis, of Chi
cago, was chosen President of the
Congress by acclamation.
vICE-PREsIDENTs ELECTED.
Dr.John B. Hamilton and Supervising
Surgeon General of the United States
Marine Hospital Service, having been
elected Secretary-General of the Con-
gress, they nominated the gentlemen
agreed upon as Presidents of the
Congress, and they were elected by
acclamation.
LENGTHY LIST.
The list contains hundred or
more names, Presidents Of the Ameri-
can Medical Association and Surgeon
Generals of the Army and Navy. The
foreigners on the list include all who
came as delegates from their respec-
tive governments, together with many
others of distinction.
sECRErARY-GENERAL's REPORT.
The Secretary-G General read a report
giving detailed account of the manner
in which the congress was invited to
meet in Washington and OF the labors
of the committee. The work was now
complete, and he submitted pro-
gramme and volume of abstracts.
PROSPECTIVE ENTERTAINMENTS.
DIR. A. Y. p. Garrett, Chairman of
the Committee of Arrangements, an
neunced social programme for the con
gress. 1t includes an informal recep-
ton by the President and Mrs. Cleve-
land tomorrow, a lawn party by Hon.
Josiah Dent, reception by the Secre-
tary and Mrs. Whitney, reception and
buffet banquet at the Pension Office, a
visit to Mount Vernon upon United
Nnc,,1c aoI fr,
Niagara Falls.
BAYAID'S ADDRESS.
President Davis next introduced Sec
retary OF State Bayard, who welcomed
the Congress to Washington in an elo
quent address, and said in part:
"We welcome this Congress as the
guardians OF the sanitation of nations.
In your profession we recognize the
noblest school of human usefulness
and in the progress of the develop
ment of the laws of cure, the mitiga-
ton of suffering, prolongation of
human existence and efforts to dis
cover the true principles and con-
ditions by which life can be made
worth the living. We have learned
to appreciate our debt to those whose
highest reward is still q small voice of
gratitude and consciousness of bene-
faction to the human race"
FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVES,.
The welcome was acknowledged and
responded to briefly by DIR. William
Harriss Lloyd, Inspector-General of
the Royal Navy, on behalf of Great
Britain; DR.. Leon Laforte of Paris, on
behalf Of France; Professor p. j.
Urnf of Hamburg, on part of Ger
many; Senator M. Semmola of Naples,
for Italy, and Sir Charles Reyber of
st. Petersburg, representing the
Government of Russia.
ADJOURNED UNTIL TODAY.
President Davis then delivered his
opening address, at the close of which
the presiding officer proposed a vote
of thanks to Professor Davis which was
enthusiastically accorded, and it was
then announced that the Congress was
adjourned until 10 O'Clock tomorrow.
CLEAR THE TRACK!